That's right! The Sippy Cups, every coastsider's favorite band, has a new EP with five songs out--One Day Soon. You can check out "The Day After Halloween" and the new video above.
If you know the Sippy Cups then enough said already. If you don't know them (and you probably do--guess who was teaching your kids music at Farallone View last year?) then this is a great opportunity to learn about a band that was formed by locals who were helping to build the Moss Beach Park. They're building a park, they sing a song, and the next thing you know that are a band with gigs all over the country.
The Sippy Cups record and perform a mix of original songs and covers of 60s and 70s music, often modified for young listeners (e.g. The Ramones' "I Wanna be Sedated" becomes "I Wanna be Elated.") Indeed, the target audience for Sippy Cups songs is young children but my own kids--9 and 11--are big fans. Last year when lead singer Sippy Paul was teaching music my kids would come home super excited about a new song they had learned and we had to rush to iTunes. I'd never seen anything like it.
Now I'm a big fan, too.
Check out the Sippy Cups for yourself. Heres a link to their iTunes page:
This is the sixth in a series of Halloween videos giving an inside, behind-the-scenes look at one of the most famous Halloween destinations on the coastside. Jennifer Merrilees and I made these videos last year and it proved to be one of the most popular series of videos on Montara Fog--watch it and enjoy--but don't give away our secret.
Look at them there, all lined up, waiting to have their portrait taken. Sort of amazing, huh?
The night before Halloween Jennifer and I went again to the Witches’ House--this time with a still camera. Our mission was to capture, in detail, each of the intricate pumpkin carvings that would be scattered throughout the yard the next night.
It is one thing to see the pumpkins in person--a not to be missed experience--but it is hard to really spend time with the pumpkins in the press of the crowd on Halloween night. With these photographs, though, you can take your time. And please do. Admire all of the detail and subtleties.
The panoramic group shot above is a fun way to see them all at once but it is also special for another reason. The middle exposure made at a few minutes after 8:00 pm--the shutter was open during the recent earthquake. Surprisingly the image is blur-free. I guess the ground, the camera, and the pumpkins were all moving together.
Part 6: Pumpkin Portraits--You are here
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Photographs by Darin Boville.
This is the fifth in a series of Halloween videos giving an inside, behind-the-scenes look at one of the most famous Halloween destinations on the coastside. Jennifer Merrilees and I made these videos last year and it proved to be one of the most popular series of videos on Montara Fog--watch it and enjoy--but don't give away our secret.
If you missed the Witches’ House last night (somewhere on the Coast--remember, don’t tell!) then you missed Halloween. Well, O.K., it’s not that bad but still...
If you did miss it, or if you want to visit again before next year, I offer to you “Knock on the Door”, the next-to-last installment of Montara Fog's The Witch’s House series.
This episode is special in many ways, not the least because I didn’t shoot it! The intrepid Jennifer Merrilees took my camera in hand for the night and did a fantastic job of capturing not only what happened at the Witches’ House but in capturing all the magical moments that only the Witches themselves get to see.
The video was shot in infra-red, which the camera records in hues of green. Infra-red is kind of cool in that the “colors” are all sort of odd--the black witches' dresses, for example, look more like a cream tone. Eerie!
Thanks to Melanie, the Witch, and her crew and many helpers for a wonderful series. And thanks again to Jennifer--this was all her idea!
This is the fourth in a series of Halloween videos giving an inside, behind-the-scenes look at one of the most famous Halloween destinations on the coastside. Jennifer Merrilees and I made these videos last year and it proved to be one of the most popular series of videos on Montara Fog--watch it and enjoy--but don't give away our secret.
The Witch doesn’t seem to sleep. Doesn’t seem to eat.
A week before Halloween she and her helpers are busy at the intricate and complex process of carving pumpkins. And not just any pumpkins.
Join the Witch (the other Witch is here, too--now you know why it is really called the “Witches’ House") as she creates the most amazing pumpkin carvings on the coast.
(Coming up over the next two days: The final installment of this series plus a gallery of high-resolution pumpkin portraits. Stay tuned.)
My daughter, Liz, and I were driving on the Midcoast earlier today when she called out, "Bobcat!"
I swung the car around and was thankful I had an old camcorder in the back seat. The cat seemed unused to vehicles and would start and scowl as each passed. It seemed nervous, though beautiful.
If you work for a wildlife or public safety agency please contact me to discuss the exact location where we saw the bobcat.
